Kiddo had been riding an 8 speed 24” trek for about 3 and a half years. She has her first tri next month and one of her friends wants her to try cyclocross too. I know my gravel grinder isn’t a lot slower than a road bike and it’s way more comfortable. I decided to get her a do it all gravel bike.
I’ve been interested in Canyon, but never ridden one and rarely see them in person. I ordered kiddo an aluminum frame Grizl based on quality components, overall pricing and brand reputation. So far it seems like a quality purchase.
I think your reasoning makes a lot of sense (I have 3 kids, all currently on 24" MTBs, and have similar ideas as you do for future bike purchases). With tire/wheel swaps you’ve got road, cross, and gravel all covered and gravel tires will be more comfortable/versatile for everyday riding. How tall is your kiddo?
She is 5’3” right now but has grown 3” a year the last two years. She turns 11 next month. I think she will be 5’10” or so when all done. Right now I have the seat post all the way down and she really likes the bike. She is a competitive swimmer but has no bike endurance currently. She really likes riding it and I was worried how quickly she’d take to drop bars. Her 24” Trek precaliber was a flat bar bike. She races it this Sunday. We’ll see how she does. It’s at the coast so it’ll be flat. I told her to pick a gear she likes and pedal. On her Trek it had shift numbers. On the new bike I told her this lever to make it harder to pedal and this one to make it easier. She seemed to pick it up pretty quickly.
I just got my wife the exact same bike. She’s a sporadic rider but wants to ride more with me. Her aging Spec Ruby needed a mate. She’s short (5’1”) and not a single local shop had a bike in stock that would fit. They all could order but so can I. I’ve been curious about canyon for a while and several locals ride them. So, we checked and canyon had one in stock in her size and on sale. We had budgeted $2500 but got it for $1700.
I was blown away with the quality and build. Super easy to assemble. It was flawless out of the box. It’s easily equal to a big brand bike.
10/10 I’d buy another.
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